The two of them were talking happily when they suddenly heard a commotion outside. Before he had time to call someone to inquire about the situation, he saw Concubine Zhang Xian walking in quickly, and the nurse behind her was still holding the crying fourth prince Zhao Jing in her hand.

As soon as Zhao Xuan saw this scene, he immediately got up and went to check on Zhao Jing's situation.

Concubine Zhang Xian looked at Zhao Xuan's movements, and couldn't help but feel happy in her heart, and there was a hint of joy in her eyes.

The queen naturally did not miss this, and her eyes suddenly became gloomy. This Concubine Zhang obviously heard that everyone came to her, and she did this on purpose.

She looked worried, got up and looked at Zhao Jing, and said with some blame: "On such a cold night, why did you come out with the four princes like this." The fourth prince is still so small, and his body is also very weak, but don't get caught in the cold. ”

She turned her head and hurriedly instructed Aunt Pei Jin: "Auntie, hurry up and go to the palace of the throne to get some warm blankets." ”

Zhao Xuan looked at Zhao Jing, who couldn't stop crying, frowned, and said harshly: "What the queen said is, why did you bring Jing'er out like this in the middle of the night?" ”

Concubine Zhang Xian glanced at the queen secretly, and her heart was very angry. This queen made a loving mother-in-law, who really cared about her child, and clearly seized this matter to slander her in front of everyone.

Her face suddenly showed grievances, lowered her eyes, and said innocently: "Jing'er has been crying non-stop, and the concubine is really panicked, this is this..."

The queen looked at her appearance of wanting to speak, sighed lightly, and said helplessly: "I know my sister's heart for your beloved son, but this kind of thing should not be passed on to the imperial doctor first." My sister was brought out like this, what if the four princes had a good one. ”

Concubine Zhang Xian raised her eyes and said to Zhao Xuan in a coquettish voice: "The concubine thought that Xu Shijing'er missed his father, so she cried, so she went straight here." If you think that the concubine is at fault, please punish her. ”

Zhao Xuan didn't speak, took Zhao Jing from the nurse's hand, held him in his arms and coaxed him carefully. For some reason, this Zhao Jing really stopped crying, stared at Zhao Yu with a pair of eyes like black grapes, and suddenly opened his mouth and giggled.

Everyone was stunned when they saw this scene, Zhao Xuan was stunned at first, and then tilted his head and laughed.

Concubine Zhang Xian's face was suddenly like a peach blossom, and she glanced at the queen arrogantly. walked up to Zhao Xuan, stroked Zhao Jing's head, and said coquettishly: "Jing'er misses her father, doesn't she?" ”

Zhao Xuan shook Zhao Jing in his arms, and coaxed with a smile: "Jing'er misses her father?" My father is here. ”

The queen watched the three of them as if they were a real family, and she felt a little irrepressible sadness in her heart. Her sister-in-law and Ye'er have never been so favored since they were young.

Aunt Pei Jin stood beside the queen with a blanket, looking at her staring at everyone, and couldn't help but hang her head and shake it.

Although the position of the queen has brought endless glory to the queen, it must also let her endure the cold of this high place. The simple joy of the commoner husband and wife was undoubtedly a luxury in front of her.

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It didn't take long for the hundred-day banquet of the fourth prince Zhao Jing, and Concubine Zhang Xian ended the banquet and dragged her somewhat tired body back to the palace.

Before her joy could dissipate, a chamberlain sent the news in a panic: everyone sent people to surround Zhang Taishi's mansion, and at this time, Zhang Taishi had been imprisoned for embezzling the imperial court's disaster relief official silver.

When Concubine Zhang Xian heard the news, she stumbled and fell to the ground. She stared straight ahead in a daze, her eyes full of disbelief.

No wonder everyone didn't go back to the Yongshou Hall with her to see Jing'er after the banquet, and shirked political affairs. It turned out that what he was talking about was how to deal with her father.

A line of tears slipped from the corners of her eyes, and she grabbed the chamberlain's arm violently, and hesitated to confirm, "Are you sure that everyone ordered the arrest of the father?" ”

The chamberlain was taken aback by her arrest, and when he came to his senses, he said firmly: "Niangniang, it was Niangniang's mother, Mrs. Zhang Guo, who sent the little one here." Now that everyone has ordered someone to block the entire Zhang Mansion, the people inside can't come out, and the little one finally got the letter. ”

Concubine Zhang Xian's hand hung down in despair, she gritted her teeth, forced back the tears lingering in her eyes, and instructed Baoqin: "Baoqin, help the standard, the standard is going to find everyone." ”

Baoqin frowned and looked at Concubine Zhang Xian with a worried expression. Although she knew that if she went to find everyone now, everyone would not even meet her own mother. But she couldn't bear to say this, so she obediently helped her mother up and went to the Chongzheng Hall together.

At this time, the Chongzheng Hall was brightly lit, and Zhao Xuan followed a few trusted ministers to discuss how to deal with Taishi Zhang.

As Baoqin expected, after Yuan Lu went in to report, Zhao Xuan just asked him to bring a message to Concubine Zhang Xian and let her go back.

Concubine Zhang Xian stood in the cold night, as if she had seen with her own eyes the ruthless face when he said this. She showed a wry smile, could it be that his kindness to her these days was all fake? If it's not fake, then what is it at the moment?

She forcibly made herself strong, looked at Yuan Lu coldly and said, "What about Ding Zhen? I want to see him! ”

Yuan Lu heard that she could not refuse in her words, although the woman in front of her had gone away, but after all, she was still everyone's Concubine Zhang Xian, and she was still the mother of the fourth prince Zhao Jing. He looked embarrassed: "Back to my mother's words, my godfather is not on duty tonight, and he doesn't know about this matter yet." ”

Concubine Zhang Xian sneered, it was really a loss of power, and a gain of power compared to the sky. She lifted her skirt and knelt on the ground, and said loudly: "Concubine Zhang, please see everyone!" ”

Yuan Lu looked at the closed door of the palace, turned his head and persuaded him: "Niangniang still listens to everyone, let's go back first." ”

Concubine Zhang Xian didn't pay attention to his words at all, and her eyes were fixed on the palace gate. Even though she was kneeling on the ground, her noble status made her waist straight.

Yuan Lu looked at her firm appearance that she was about to kneel until Zhao Xuan came out, lowered his head and let out a long sigh, turned around and walked in.

The night darkened little by little, and not even a single star in the sky could be seen. Concubine Zhang Xian felt that her head was getting heavier and heavier, and the cold and cold night air invaded her body unscrupulously, making her consciousness a little clear.

She looked at the door that was still closed, and in the past few years of entering the palace, only tonight she thoroughly experienced the ruthlessness of the emperor. Her vision became more and more blurred, and suddenly her eyes went dark, and she fell to the ground with her head up.

"!" In Baoqin's exclamation, she finally lost consciousness.

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As soon as Mao Ziyi finished patrolling the Linhua Palace, he heard a commotion outside, accompanied by a roaring fire.

Hui Xiuyuan was also awakened, she walked out of the dormitory with her coat on, looked at him with a puzzled look and asked, "What's going on outside?" ”

Mao Ziyi couldn't help but be a little worried when he saw her dressed so thinly, he bowed his hand and said respectfully: "Go out and have a look, it's cold at night, let's go back to the palace first." ”

Seeing Hui Xiuyuan's head, he turned around and walked out of the hall. Outside the gate of Linhua Palace, a group of palace people hurriedly ran in the same direction, some of them carrying buckets, and some of them carrying basins.

He frowned and stopped a chamberlain, and asked suspiciously, "What happened in the palace?" ”

The chamberlain glanced at him and replied truthfully: "This Concubine Zhang's Yongshou Hall is on fire, and they are all rushing to put out the fire!" ”